News (7)

  • ACCC to strangle spammers

    The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is being "proactive" in the international fight to put a stranglehold on spam, according to Acting Chairman Sitesh Bhojani.

  • ACCC scrutinises search engine ad placements

    Advertisement placement policies of Web directories and search engines serving the Australian market, have fallen under the scrutiny of the competition and consumer watchdog.

  • Australia coordinates spam scam sweep

    Consumer protection agencies around the world are gearing up in the next 48 hours for an international assault on scams in spam on the Internet.

  • Study: Identity theft keeps climbing

    The rate of identity theft-related fraud in the US has risen sharply since 2003, according to Gartner. In Australia, this menace costs billions of dollars in losses per annum.

  • Compensation for misled customers

    An Australian domain name registration company has agreed to pay $250,000 into a compensation trust fund following action from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

Create an e-mail alert for "accc"
ZDNet Australia Alerts is an e-mail alert service which provides personalised news, features and reviews to readers’ inbox on an hourly, daily and weekly basis.
Alert:
accc


Frequency: *

Latest Videos

Sponsored content

Power Centre - Content from our premier sponsors

Blogs

  • Phil Dobbie Conroy explains his magic filter
    In today's Twisted Wire, we put the screws on Communications Minister Stephen Conroy about his controversial internet filter policy.
  • Array Copenhagen lessons on green IT
    After the global financial crisis placed green IT on the back-burner, is it about to become sexy again due to the likes of New Zealand's new emissions trading scheme?
  • Array Welcome to National Censorship Day
    Conroy's blind adherence to his net filtering plan will abandon net neutrality ideals and push ISPs down a slippery slope of unprecedented responsibility for a callously politicised Australian internet.
  • More blogs »

Back to top

Featured